cmeg1
Imperial Masterpiece
Looks great Mach!
Gotta' get me one of them
Gotta' get me one of them
Acer Ginnala styled
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JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
Partial or full?
MACH5
Imperial Masterpiece
Giga
Masterpiece
I know Ryan advocated against this, I'm kinda in the same boat, though you do get results with it
MACH5
Imperial Masterpiece
Yes I am well aware Gigs. I have used this technique for almost two decades with no losses but respect opposing views. I exercise caution in all cases and avoid it altogether on certain maple cultivars and species such as beech. Regardless, this is something everyone should use their own judgment on. Without question, any tree that is even remotely weak should never be defoliated.
Giga
Masterpiece
yeah I don't know i'm really on the fence about it. I've done it but since I've heard Ryan preaching against it I'm rethinking how I got about it.
MACH5
Imperial Masterpiece
Just simply to not fully defoliate. According to him, it will eventually weaken a tree to the point of no return. I personally over the course of two decades I have not seen evidence of this. But this is my own experience and observation.
Giga
Masterpiece
Watch his new videos on YouTube and he coves it
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
I'm not a fan of defoliation, but I've used it. It works with Amur maple and any maple, IF you don't overdo it over and over again.
Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
Looks great! But pull those weeds they are driving me nuts!
LanceMac10
Imperial Masterpiece
Not the Sea Lavender!!!!!
MACH5
Imperial Masterpiece
Not the Sea Lavender!!!!!
Still playing with it. Who knows I may get tired of it one day and cut it all off. I do like them for now since it gives the bonsai a bit of a wild if unkempt flare.
MACH5
Imperial Masterpiece
Fully defoliated sans a few. Took the chance to wire a bit and take some older wire off. Now let's wait for the new set of summer leaves.
Before
And after
Before
And after
dirk hoorelbeke
Omono
You beast (talking to the tree)
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
Nice photos, you're showing us the bits that make the tree so cool. I really like the varied ground cover with this tree, it's quite appealing. Can I ask why you didn't do any cutbacks at this time?
MACH5
Imperial Masterpiece
Some branches where cut back and now waiting for the tree's response before I take some further back. One larger branch that was in the front was also taken out. I think this improved the overall image as it allows your eye into the tree. This is not so noticeable in the photos but very apparent in person.
Lars Grimm
Chumono
Beautiful work Sergio. I'm curious, how many flushes of growth each season do you get on your Amur's.
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
I shall have to look closer, thanks for the answer.
MACH5
Imperial Masterpiece
Hi Lars. In the few years I've worked with Amur maples, once foliage has hardened off, I have gotten a strong second flush after cutting back. Both trees that I have, have more or less kept on growing until the end of season. They are certainly vigorous trees.
